PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Belgium
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Italy
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Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
12
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
Material
paper
10
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
12
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
12
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
2
3
3
4
4
5
1
6
5
7
6
8
6
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part score
2
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
13
quintuple
1
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
7
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
pointers
4
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
5
English
1
French
14
German
4
Italian
10
Latin
15
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
hybrida
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
7
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
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